Demystifying AI to Mitigate its Negative Consequences
Shlomi Hod (BU PhD candidate, CS) Leads Congressional Workshop on Legal, Ethical, and Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence By Margaret Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has given pause due to rising concerns about privacy, bias, safety, and security. While many systems have been lauded for their positive impact, such […]
How is harmful content reported in end-to-end encrypted systems?
BY GINA MANTICA Messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal use encryption to allow people to chat privately, but as a result they lack an easy way for users to report harmful content securely. The use of end-to-end encryption in these and other messaging apps prevents third parties from accessing data transferred between individuals. A team […]
How does cryptographic research inform public policy?
BY GINA MANTICA Imagine there exists a digital dollar with all the privacy benefits of physical cash, but is recognized and regulated by the federal government unlike Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. This is one of many proposed policies that researchers in Boston University’s Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security (RISCS) are helping to […]
Kristopher Grahame Gives Cyber Alliance Talk About Malign Foreign Influence Operations
Last week Kristopher Grahame, FBI agent and member of the U.S. Department of Justice in Boston, delivered a talk titled “Disinformation in the Age of Social Media: A Foreign Influence Briefing” to a full house at the Hillel River Room. This talk was put on by BU Information Security and co-sponsored by the Hariri Institute for Computing and […]
More than 60 convene at BU for differential privacy, multi-party computation workshop
The Differential Privacy Meets Multi-Party Computation (DPMPC) Workshop brought together over 60 attendees from 13 different universities and sparked groundbreaking discussion about differential privacy and multi-party computing. Organized by Ran Canetti, professor of computer science & director of the Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security, and Shafi Goldwasser, RSA Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and […]
RISCS Hosts 11/9 Charles River Crypto Day
Sponsored and hosted by the Hariri Institute and the BU Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security (RISCS), the Charles River Crypto Day brings together academics and research scientists from local universities and research labs to discuss recent advances in cryptography.
BU Launches New Collaboration with Honda Research Institute
The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce a new research collaboration between Boston University and the Honda Research Institute (HRI), a Honda R&D subsidiary, that will address these evolving information security needs. Facilitated through the Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security (RISCS), the collaboration brings together BU faculty and students with HRI scientists and engineers around topics of interest that include data privacy, consumer personalization, and user control.
Next Installment of Charles River Crypto Day on December 5th
Please join us for the next installment of Crypto Day on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Boston University. Location: 111 Cummington Mall Room 180. Parking: There’s a pay lot across the street and 4-hour meters on Bay State Road. Schedule 9:30 – 10:00. Introduction/Coffee 10:00 – 11:00. Yuval Ishai, Technion Circuits Resilient to Additive Attacks, with Applications to Secure Computation […]
Institute Hosts First Charles River Crypto Day
The first Charles River Crypto Day will be held on Friday, December 2, 2011, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m at Boston University’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Sciences Engineering, at 111 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored and hosted by the Hariri Institute, this inaugural […]
Institute Hosts 2nd Charles River Crypto Day
The 2nd Annual Charles River Crypto Day will be held on Friday, November 30th, 2011, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m at Boston University’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Sciences Engineering, at 111 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored and hosted by the […]